Month: April 2023

Equibase Adjusts Final Time For Florida Derby

Equibase has adjusted the final time for Saturday's Grade 1 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park, won by champion Forte, from 1:48.51 to 1:49.37. According to a statement, “the finish line beam may have been inadvertently tripped before the horses reached the wire.”

The final eighth time was also adjusted from 12:16 to 13:02. None of the other times were changed.

According to TimeformUS's Craig Milkowski, the error was first located by the Beyer Speed Figure team.

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NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll: Forte Secures Lead, Angel Of Empire Jumps To Second Spot

Champion juvenile colt Forte secured his place atop Week 10 of the NTRA's Top 3-Year-Old Poll with a one-length win in the Grade 1 Florida Derby, overcoming traffic trouble to pass Mage in late stretch. The Todd Pletcher-trained son of Violence completed 1 1/8 miles over Gulfstream's fast main track in 1:49. 37. Last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner, Forte has led every edition of the poll thus far.

The biggest mover of the week was Angel of Empire, a dominant 4 1/4-length winner of the G1 Arkansas Derby for trainer Brad Cox. The son of Classic Empire previously captured the G2 Risen Star at the Fair Grounds and finished second in the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn.

Practical Move, impressive winner of the G2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita, dropped to third position this week. The Tim Yakteen-trained son of Practical Joke is expected to start in this Saturday's G1 Santa Anita Derby.

G2 Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapit Trice sits in fourth (Todd Pletcher); G2 Louisiana Derby winner Kingsbarns is fifth (Pletcher); G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks winner Two Phil's is sixth (Larry Rivelli); G2 Rebel winner Confidence Game is seventh (Keith Desormeaux); G2 UAE Derby winner Derma Sotogake (Hidetaka Otonashi) and G3 Withers winner Hit Show (Cox) are tied in eighth; and G2 San Felipe runner-up Geaux Rocket Ride is tenth (Richard Mandella)

The 3-Year-Old poll represents horses competing up and through the Triple Crown.

TOP THREE-YEAR OLD POLL

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Santa Anita: First-Ever Hollywood Meet Kicks Off April 21

With Santa Anita's current Classic Meet set to reset the day after the Grade 1 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby on Sunday, April 9, the track's first-ever “Hollywood Meet” will begin after an 11-day live racing hiatus on Friday, April 21.

The Hollywood Meet, with the exception of Memorial Day weekend at the end of May, will operate on a Friday through Sunday basis through closing day, Sunday, June 18.

First post time each day, excepting Triple Crown Saturdays and closing day, will be at 1 p.m. (On all Triple Crown Saturdays and on closing day, June 18, first post time will be at 12 noon.

Santa Anita will continue to offer free admission and parking along with $3 beers and $5 margaritas, on all Fridays throughout the Hollywood stand.

HOLLYWOOD MEET HIGHLIGHTS

  • BIGGEST DERBY PARTY WEST OF KENTUCKY, Saturday, May 6
  • MOTHER'S DAY AT THE RACES, Sunday, May 14
  • PREAKNESS STAKES DAY, Saturday, May 20
  • MEMORIAL WEEKEND CARNIVAL, Saturday, May 27 through Monday, May 29
  • HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, Monday, May 29
  • BELMONT STAKES DAY, Saturday, June 10
  • CLOSING DAY & FATHER'S DAY AT THE RACES, Sunday, June 18

Entries for Santa Anita's Hollywood Meet opener will be taken on Tuesday, April 18 and will be available later that day at santaanita.com.

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